Personality Psychology by Randy J. Larsen

Larsen and Buss's Personality Psychology is based on a framework of six important domains of knowledge about personality functioning. These six domains are the dispositional domain (traits, trait taxonomies, and personality dispositions over time), the biological domain (physiology, genetics, evolution), the intrapsychic domain (psychodynamics, motives), the cognitive/experiential domain (cognition, emotion, and the self), the social and cultural domain (social interaction, gender, and culture), and the adjustment domain (stress, coping, health, and personality disorders). This book is based on the notion that these domains of knowledge represent the organizing structure of contemporary personality psychology.

contents

• Introduction
• Introduction to Personality Psychology
• Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design
• Traits and Trait Taxonomies
• Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology
• Personality Dispositions over Time: Stability, Change, and Choherence
• Genetics and Personality
• Physiological Approches to Personality
• Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality
• Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality
• Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues
• Motives and Personality
• Cognitive Topics in Personality
• Emotion and Personality
• Approaches to the Self
• Personality and Social Interaction